I'm new to the forums and am after some advice. I just picked up an old frame on eBay that I am going to build into a fixed gear commuter style bike, and am currently thinking a nice copper colour or "cromovelato" finish would be awesome for the frame (see pic below)

I have heard different techniques for getting a finish like this, but the main one seems to be chroming the whole frame and then applying a translucent lacquer over the top to get the copper colour.

Has anyone successfully pulled this sort of finish off? Any tips or alternate technique suggestions?